Ceremony honors UM faculty and students

COLUMBIA — Two MU faculty members were honored at a University of Missouri System awards ceremony Thursday at the Reynolds Alumni Center.

UM system president Gary Forsee; his wife, Sherry; and the UM system Board of Curators hosted the ceremony.

The following MU faculty members were honored:

Steve Weinberg

Weinberg, a journalism professor at MU, received the Curators' Award for Scholarly Excellence for his book, "A Journalism of Humanity: A Candid History of the World's First Journalism School." The award is given to the faculty member who authors the most outstanding book published by the University of Missouri Press.

Weinberg earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from MU. He has worked in newspaper, magazine and book writing, and his teaching experience includes a class on covering the criminal justice system.

Peter Sutovsky

Sutovsky received the Faculty Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which is awarded to a faculty member for entrepreneurial innovation that can be used commercially, contributes to the public welfare and brings visibility to the university.

Sutovsky is an associate professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and a leading scientist in sperm cellular and molecular physiology. He is working with fellow researchers to market a device that would allow semen to be detected within minutes in rape kits.

The other award recipients from UM campuses include:

Richard K. Brow, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Presidential Award for Research and Creativity